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Ferrari250GTO
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by Ferrari250GTO » Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:20 am
Okay, maybe this one will be obvious, but what would be the best way to make a 1:18 flagpole? What is there other than like a toothpick painted silver, with a printed flag glued to it? LOL
I have a pretty cool idea for a small diorama which needs a flagpole...
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pickelhaube
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by pickelhaube » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:42 pm
Ferrari250GTO wrote:Okay, maybe this one will be obvious, but what would be the best way to make a 1:18 flagpole? What is there other than like a toothpick painted silver, with a printed flag glued to it? LOL
I have a pretty cool idea for a small diorama which needs a flagpole...
Get a thin styreen tube ( $2.70 for 3 at a hobby store ) and put a BB on top of it.
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by ostketten » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:47 pm
Get a thin styreen tube ( $2.70 for 3 at a hobby store ) and put a BB on top of it.
What he said, or a wooden dowel of a suitable diameter should work as well.
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by flyboy_fx » Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:38 pm
I smell Iwo Jima
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pickelhaube
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by pickelhaube » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:04 pm
My local Ace Harware sells brass tubing. You can get a 12" piece for about $.99.
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Ferrari250GTO
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by Ferrari250GTO » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:07 pm
flyboy_fx wrote:I smell Iwo Jima
I smell the right answer
I am probably going to get some rubble from somewhere, have the marines raise the flag on that.
Thanks for your suggestions everyone. I will have to take a look and see what would be the best. Any idea for a flag other than printing one out?
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by KAMIKAZE » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:19 pm
How about an old automobile radio antenna from a junk car.
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